With thousands of new websites coming online every day there is a huge need for quality writing.  But of course, for every legitimate write from home job there are at least 3 scams.  Here are some writing jobs that I know are legit. And with a little work, even beginning writers can find sites that will pay them to write.

Right now my favorite get paid to write site is Today.com. At today you start your own blog, and for the first 30 days you are paid at least $1 per post, up to one post per day. After 30 days the amount you are paid per post can go up or down. You are also paid a small amount based on the traffic your blog receives.  Bonuses of up to $250 are paid  to top bloggers. Today claims that their top blogger made $700 in November.  I am getting paid for writing Review Me Today. In less than a month I have earned $38. I should get paid next month!

What I like about Today.com: Write 100 original words and get paid. Everyone is accepted. Just register and start writing.

What I don’t like about Today.com: Minimum payout is $50.  After the first 30 days you could be paid less than $1 per post.  Only advertising and affiliates placed by Today are allowed.

Hub Pages is a network where you can write web pages, called hubs.  Here you are not responsible for a whole blog, just one page.  You can write as many hubs as you like, and, unlike a single blog, they can be on as many different topics as you like.  Payment is based on a revenue share plan, using advertising networks such as Google, Amazon, and Kontera.

What I Like About Hub Pages: You can write one page at a time, as opposed to needing to keep up a whole blog.  Because each page is separate, you can write on a variety of topics.

What I don’t like about Hub Pages: There is no guarantee of payment.   You will need to work on building traffic, and not just any traffic.  To get paid you need people to click on ads.

Squidoo Lenses: Just about the same as Hub Pages.  You create a webpage, Squidoo calls them lenses, and you get paid a share of the revenue generated.  Same pros and cons as hub pages.

About.com will pay $725 per month for you to maintain a blog on a certain topic.  Not everyone is accepted.   When you apply to become a “guide” you pick a topic from the list About provides. Fill in your application and include a writing sample on the topic you are applying for.  Wait.  Wait some more.  After a few weeks you should hear if you have been accepted to the training level. During training you will write blog posts and articles under the direction of an editor.  Usually 5 writers are accepted into training for each topic.  Training typically lasts 1 month, and after training only 1 person will be hired as an About.com guide and paid a $250 hire on bonus.  About.com says that begining writers usually earn around $1,000 per month, established writers average $2,000 with top authors earning $100,000 per year.

These are just a few of the opportunities for writers that I have found. Later I will post about paid forum posting, and writing paid posts on your own blog.

Happy Writing!